The latest V tricks...

V is getting so big! She surprises T & me on a daily basis with what she knows, says, does. And she scares me to death with her adventurous, "no fear" spirit! Last Friday after school/work we spent some time enjoying the swing. She had a popsicle and swung in the "baby swing" and then we moved on to...the BIG GIRL SWING!

(lack of shirt = wet pospsicle shirt that she demanded be removed)

Learning to get up on the swing "all by myself"...

Telling me not to be scared when she jumps out of the swing...

Swinging on her tummy...

Did you catch the near miss head bonk on the swing?

Turning the swing into a horse...

Is that talent or what?

Happy Birthday T!

Big T is 34 today. I remember when he turned 23! I have now known him for 35% of his life. And I still think he's really cute! :)

In continuing our family tradition of cake for breakfast, V helped me bring Tres coffee and cake in bed. He met us in the hallway, but it is the thought that counts. Virginia can sing a mean "Happy Birthday" song these days so he enjoyed an early morning performance.

Happy Birthday Tres/Daddy!!!

Bath time break through!

If you've ever been within a 5 mile radius of Virginia during bath time you know it is typically a scream-filled, 5 minutes of torture for her and whoever's turn it is to give her a bath. She hates it.

We've tried every toy, every trick we can thing of including bubble bath and she just for the most part doesn't like it. Until now...thanks to a weak moment at Target.

What, you ask, is the secret?

PRINCESS themed bubble bath!

Virginia asked for it and I said fine, thinking to myself that I was wasting yet more money on something she will just hate later because it involved the tub. I am happy to say I was wrong. She loves it!

Swims in it.

Let's me wash her long, lovely "mermaid" hair

(what we call it in the bath so she'll let me touch it).

Even SMILES when the bath is over (rather than sobbing loudly and screaming for Mama).


And so do T & E. When V's happy, we are ALL happy!